Why Can't This Be Love~ Eddie x Chrissy

chapter one

Chrissy sat on her knees bent over the toilet. Acid burning her throat and tears burning her cheeks as another round of vomiting hit her. Her eyes remained closed as she sat up from the toilet. She heard another girl walk into the bathroom, Chrissy tried to stay still and silent, but much to her dismay she felt the urge to vomit once again, leaning over the toilet she let out a sob. She heard footsteps walk closer to her stall.

"Hey, uh, are you okay?", The girl asked on the other side of the door.

"Yes, I- I'm fine.", She weakly responded.

"Okay, uhm. You sure?", The girl asked concerned.

"Please, just go away.", She rasped out beggingly.

Chrissy heard the girl's footsteps walk away and out of the bathroom, the door making a soft thud. She lifted her head, finally feeling the nausea spell waring off. She pulled down the handle of the toilet down, causing the water and vomit to swirl out of sight as she heard a hand pound on the stall door.

"Are you deaf? I said go away!", Chrissy said, annoyed, looking over her shoulder slightly as if to make sure the unknown girl heard her words.

"Chrissy?", A woman's voice spoke out clearly.

"Mom?", The girl recognized, confusion wrapped in her voice.

"Are you ready to try on the dress again? I loosened the back a little for you.", Her mother's voice said. The girl looked up as the florescent lights above her began to flicker. She turned around slowly, her eyes widening, seeing the melted fleshy legs of something the was most certainly not her mother.

"Chrissy! Did you hear me? Open the goddamn door! Chrissy! Open the door or Ill gut you like the fat pig that you are!", Her mother's voice angrily said out, beginning to pound on the door, causing the girl's fear to increase.

"Did you hear me? Open the door Chrissy!", The voice continued to repeat, sounding more like a growl each time it repeated.

Chrissy sobbed scooting into the corner beside the toilet, pulling her knees to her chest and slapping her hands over her ears. Tears streaked her face as she screamed for it to go away over and over. She closed her eyes tightly as she screamed at the demonic voice.

The banging on the door stopped abruptly. The room went silent. She sat there with her eyes closed and her hands over her ears, sobbing on the floor beside the toilet. She slowly opened her eyes, confused and concerned that she truly was going insane. Chrissy uncovered her ears and pushed herself off of the disgusting bathroom floor. She opened the door to the bathroom and poked her head out, thankful that no one had been there to witness her outburst. She sheepishly walked out of the stall to the sink where she cleaned herself up. She fixed the mascara smudges on her face and took a deep breath.

Chrissy stared in the mirror for a while, practicing her fake smile and cheerful voice, knowing that she couldn't tell anyone completely certain that if she did, she'd be sent straight to Pennhurst Mental Facility. Once she decided she was ready, she forced herself to heighten her posture to make her seem as though she feels bigger than she does and headed out into the hall full of bustling and chatting teens. She walked down the hall, her head held high entering her next class, plopping down in the seat beside her 'bestfriend' Maggy who was, as always, chatting with two other airheaded cheerleaders.